Off topic, but I LOVE that cut and would def have mine similar if I had straighter hair! My cut sort of that but a thick curly a tad longer around the ear version!
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White woman with shoulder length wavy/curly chestnut brown hair here. I wash and condition my hair once every 2 or 3 days or more if needed (if I were to go swimming, or sweated a lot on my head). I towel dry and then brush it out while wet. I let it air dry and I get much better curls. If I brush it after it’s dry the curls will fall out and it will just be big and floofy. Not really my best look. I don’t use any other product in it, just shampoo and conditioner in the shower. My hair is easily one of my best features. Super easy to take care of too. I also do my own cuts.
I do shower every day, but just don’t put my whole head in the water. I don’t use a shower cap, but just don’t back up that far that the water is hitting the top of my head. I keep it on my back.
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I have thick long and basically straight hair. For the majority of my life I had to shampoo daily due to it looking oily. As I’ve aged I’ve found I don’t need to wash as often. The best is after a salon visit I can sometimes go a week before it needs washing. I love how the stylist blow dries my hair but when I wash it I just let it air dry unless I need to
Go out and it’s cold. I’m lucky I have a lot of hair that is super healthy even with coloring it about every 4-5 weeks.
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I have to wash my hair more often than I might otherwise due to sweat and/or chlorine. I have straight, fine hair and if I did not run or swim could go every other day or every third day before washing.
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That’s interesting because when I go to the salon I have to wash it sooner it seems and I don’t even have her dry it at all (see above, short curly hair that does best fully air dried)
I have thick, course, curly hair. I wash it every 5-7 days Fall through Spring. I have to wash it more frequently in the summer because of swimming/lake. My hair doesn’t get oily & my scalp isn’t dry, so no one can tell. I use a Revlon dryer brush to straighten it in cooler/lower humidity months, and that will last 5-7 days. I exercise outside (walking). I’m always cold, so I don’t really sweat from my head. I don’t bother even trying to dry it straight in warmer/higher humidity months; it’ll just frizz and curl up, so I just use a straightening balm and slick it back into a swimmer bun. I wear it curly sometimes, but it’s so much more work because I have to re-wet it everyday to redefine the “pretty” curls. I never brush it if it’s curly; it would be a pouffy frizzy mess, so I use a wide tooth comb with conditioner in the shower and then plop it with an old 
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Shower and wash my hair daily. I noticed in the high desert climate (and hard water) my thin straight hair needs a lot of conditioner to feel average. In Seattle (?soft water) it needs no conditioner and feels very smooth.
I cannot go more than 2 days without my hair looking flatter and not feel good.
I have not noticed any change in my grey hair but I am not at 50% yet. Hope it has some curl!
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I wash my hair everyday, but you can do it when you want. It is only essential to stick to he hair washing tips Tips For Washing Hair In Hard Water: 9 Substantial Hints
every other day. I have curly hair that tends towards the dry side. But it feels dirty to me after one day. Sometimes I use conditioning wash instead of shampoo if it feels extra dry.
Here’s a question. Do you think the products you use lead to the need to wash much more frequently? Or the lack of products you use allow you to wash less frequently?
I have found that reducing the amount of product - not eliminating using it but literally putting less on my hand to apply to my head makes a difference in the clean/dirty feel.
What would happen if you literally apply 25% less product - might you get the same styling effects?
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products definitely make a huge difference…not only how much I use, but where I use it. As someone posted upthread…I consciously avoid adding anything (including heat protectant) within four inches of my scalp.
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I use only a pea sized dollop of Kerastase heat protectant on the lower portion of my straight, shoulder length hair - as recommended by my hairstylist. It seems to do something good: the hair is not getting as frizzy as it used to. Also, a light application of Kerastase hair spray (if I’m going to the office) seems to keep my hair looking fresh a bit longer. If I’m not engaged in a vigorous, sweaty activity, I wash my hair 2-3 times a week. During busy gardening or exercise times, it can be every day.
“Day old” hair styles much easier. The local salon that does big business in prom and bridal hair reminds clients not to wash hair 24 hours prior to appointments.
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I shower daily and wash my hair most days. Probably 5-6 days/week.
I shower daily, but only wash my hair 3-4 times a week. My hair has is thick with some waves and about 4 inches below my shoulders. My hair grows really fast. I don’t dry or style my hair at all on the 3 days that I work at home. When I go in the office 2 days a week I use the flat iron to even out the way it falls.
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I wash my hair once or sometimes twice a week. I have curly hair that I blow dry and straighten. I touch up with a straightener the days I don’t wash. I walk every day and play tennis most days.
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You’re so lucky. My hair would be greasy by day 2.
When I was a kid, my mother lectured that if my sister and I washed our hair every day… it would be more likely to get greasy faster. Not sure if it’s true, but that is what got me into the alternate day hair washing pattern of my adult life.
I’ve been stunned by how many people said they don’t wash their hair every day. Thought my regime was unusual.
My mom made me take a modeling course when I was a young teenager because someone told her it would increase my self-confidence. (Spoiler: it did not increase my self-confidence 
) In the lengthy binder they gave us on hygiene, within the 5-page write-up on hair care, it recommended only washing your hair every 2nd or 3rd day. So, as a rule follower 
, that is what I’ve done since I was 13.
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OMG, remember when that was a thing - to take a modeling course!!! I remember that. (I did NOT take one!)